📍New Beitou Station, Taipei

This is a drink shop that belongs to the old-fashioned style, and it is the only one of its kind with no branches. There is no discount for bringing your own eco-friendly cup. It's a local beverage shop recommended by the people of Beitou.

Meal 🥘

• Winter Melon Milk Tea / 60 TWD:
  Their milk tea is made with creamer, just like those from breakfast shops, so it should have a decent effect on digestion. The sweetness of the winter melon tea pairs harmoniously with the milk flavor, and there’s also grass jelly inside. However, I usually order just a third of the sugar at chain drink shops, and this one is a bit sweeter for me, probably between half sugar and less sugar. The grass jelly is very smooth, and the layers of winter melon and milk flavor are quite nice. Friends who enjoy sweet drinks might want to give this a try.

📍Beitou District, Taipei City (near Xinbeitou MRT Station)
A local favorite | The only local-flavored black tea shop 🥤

Mingquan Black Tea is one of the three well-known traditional black tea shops in Beitou.

I've been buying from here for many years since I was little. The old shop was located at the corner of an old apartment building, and every time I bought Mingquan, I had to queue up for a long time. I often came to buy a whole bag of traditional black tea to take home and chill for a leisurely drink.

Since moving to its current location, it’s been a while since my last visit. This time, I found that the price has increased significantly 😌 The value for money has dropped a lot.

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Menu Items
☕️ Black Tea with Milk and Honey (Large $60):
This time I ordered a signature item from Mingquan.
The name was a bit hard to understand at first, but it’s essentially milk tea with cream and tender grass jelly.

The sweetness is about half sugar. The black tea has a refreshing aroma typical of traditional black tea, and it pairs very well with the grass jelly.

What’s special is that the grass jelly is cut very finely into strips, rather than being a large piece, which creates a harmonious texture.

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Note:
🔸 Cash only 💰